diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 615f794aee53c..27e035184d569 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -47960,6 +47960,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public byte[] getPdu();
     method public int getProtocolIdentifier();
     method public String getPseudoSubject();
+    method @Nullable public String getRecipientAddress();
     method public String getServiceCenterAddress();
     method public int getStatus();
     method public int getStatusOnIcc();
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 81731e5ed4e0e..d71121e29b3d8 100755
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package android {
     field @Deprecated public static final String ACCESS_FM_RADIO = "android.permission.ACCESS_FM_RADIO";
     field public static final String ACCESS_INSTANT_APPS = "android.permission.ACCESS_INSTANT_APPS";
     field public static final String ACCESS_LOCUS_ID_USAGE_STATS = "android.permission.ACCESS_LOCUS_ID_USAGE_STATS";
+    field public static final String ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC = "android.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC";
     field public static final String ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION = "android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION";
     field public static final String ACCESS_MTP = "android.permission.ACCESS_MTP";
     field public static final String ACCESS_NETWORK_CONDITIONS = "android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_CONDITIONS";
@@ -11341,8 +11342,11 @@ package android.telephony {
   }
 
   public final class SmsManager {
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC) public boolean copyMessageToIcc(@Nullable byte[], @NonNull byte[], int);
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC) public boolean deleteMessageFromIcc(int);
     method public boolean disableCellBroadcastRange(int, int, int);
     method public boolean enableCellBroadcastRange(int, int, int);
+    method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC) public java.util.List<android.telephony.SmsMessage> getMessagesFromIcc();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public int getPremiumSmsConsent(@NonNull String);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public int getSmsCapacityOnIcc();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE) public void sendMultipartTextMessageWithoutPersisting(String, String, java.util.List<java.lang.String>, java.util.List<android.app.PendingIntent>, java.util.List<android.app.PendingIntent>);
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4b4c0298c8838..ad984e6437458 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <eat-comment />
 
-    <!-- Allows accessing the messages on ICC
+    <!-- @SystemApi Allows accessing the messages on ICC
          @hide Used internally. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC"
         android:protectionLevel="signature" />
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java
index d2d6f8d3782ad..6aea5eeca3fd7 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java
@@ -1672,6 +1672,7 @@ public final class SmsManager {
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if pdu is null.
      * @hide
      */
+    @SystemApi
     @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC)
     public boolean copyMessageToIcc(
             @Nullable byte[] smsc, @NonNull byte[] pdu, @StatusOnIcc int status) {
@@ -1716,6 +1717,7 @@ public final class SmsManager {
      *
      * {@hide}
      */
+    @SystemApi
     @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC)
     public boolean deleteMessageFromIcc(int messageIndex) {
         boolean success = false;
@@ -1796,6 +1798,7 @@ public final class SmsManager {
      *
      * {@hide}
      */
+    @SystemApi
     @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC)
     public @NonNull List<SmsMessage> getMessagesFromIcc() {
         return getAllMessagesFromIcc();
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java
index 38f9992a768d3..ad13ae19e3cee 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java
@@ -1195,7 +1195,6 @@ public class SmsMessage {
     /**
      * Returns the recipient address(receiver) of this SMS message in String form or null if
      * unavailable.
-     * {@hide}
      */
     @Nullable
     public String getRecipientAddress() {